Comments: September 2008 was our third session with Mike and probably the best yet! We had intended to paddle from Totnes to Brixham, camping on the way, but the terrible weather put paid to that. In fact we nearly had to cancel the whole trip but fortunately Mike had a late September slot free and the weather turned. We had three separate trips, Totnes down the Dart & back; the Salcombe estuary from North Sands to Kingsbridge & back; and Brixham across the bay towards Paignton & back. All were great, with the Salcombe trip probably the best as there was so much to see and it was a glorious day. Mike inspires confidence and is very patient with novices; he also has a good line in banter, which this time included relentless mocking of my walker's compass as an essential bit of kayaking kit :+) We will definitely be using Mike again and hope to hit on some good late Spring weather in 2009. We'd also like to do some skills training with him as eventually we would like to be able to do some day-paddling as a pair. Enjoy your Himalayan trip Mike; hope to see you in 2009.
Comments: Having only had 3-4 kayaking sessions with Mike, he successfully brought us up to speed on how not to capsize and all the other essentials! Hugo and I then believed we were capable of crossing the English Channel for Charity - this we did but fortunately Mike came with us to provide us with much needed reassurance that we weren't as foolish as we looked as we set off from Dover at 5.30 a.m wondering what we were doing! So from not kayaking to crossing the English Channel by kayak with only 4 sessions with Mike under our belt, I think we can all safely say that he a maestro in teaching kayaking - without him, we'd still be in sight of Dover now!
Comments: Perfect sea kayaking trip - brilliant weather, brilliant scenery and how much did you have to pay the seals to follow us for 20 minutes? Thanks again.
Comments: Mike, this is just to say a warm thank you for a smashing weekend in Snowdonia. In relation to the planning for our trip to Kilimanjaro, we achieved all our objectives: some reasonably strenuous walking, excellent advice about kit and some experience of trekking at night time. So all boxes ticked there! But, more than that, thank you for being a patient guide and a good companion. Very professional, caring and competent. We would most certainly recommend you to anyone who asked. Good luck with all your activities! Gail, Debbie & Malcolm.
Comments: Hi, about the mont blanc trip this year sorry i couldnt get my deposit in before the end of term. I still really want to come on the trip, so if it helps i could get the money to you as soon as possible. Again i would love to be a part of the trip again so i hope that this can be solved. |
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